The Solar System

What is the center of our solar system?

• moon
• earth
• sun
• Jupiter

This is the first planet from the Sun; it is very hot in the day and very cold in the night.

• Mercury

• Neptune

• Earth

• Jupiter

What are large chunks of rocks and metal in space?

• Earth

• comet

• asteroids

• gibbous

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The fourth planet from the Sun; also known as the "red planet."

• Neptune

• Mercury

• Earth

• Mars

The sixth planet from the Sun; known for its large rings.

• Saturn

• Mercury

• Earth

• Mars

This is the eighth (last) planet from the Sun; it is deep dark blue in color.

• Earth

• Neptune

• Mercury

• Jupiter

These are the 4 planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars) are known as

• terrestrial planets

• gas giants

• dwarf planets

• solar planets

Where is the Asteroid Belt located in the Solar System?

• near Neptune

• between Mercury and Venus

• between Mars and Jupiter

• around the Sun

Besides Pluto, which planet is the furthest planet from the sun?

• Mercury
• Earth
• Neptune
• Uranus

What is similar about all of the inner planets?

• rocky
• gasses
• many moons
• takes a long time to revolve around the sun